I read a lot of books when I was getting my Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell. These are the best books I read that are accessible for all Christians (i.e. they contain little to no technical jargon or unexplained big theological words)
Great for finding God in every day life
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices
Esau McCaulley opens our eyes to reading Scripture from a Black perspective. He has sharp insights to the Bible combined with relevant application for today
Reading While Black: African American Biblical
Expands your idea of spiritual disciplines! Each discipline comes with a short intro and “how to”
Amazing! Changed my view of listening, relationships, and effecting change in others’ lives
The Lost Art of Listening: Improve Relationships
a fascinating account of a period in church history that most of us know little about! Changed my view of the early church!
The Global Church: The First Eight Centuries From Pentecost Through the Rise of Islam
an incandescent story of a fictional American minister. Robinson writes beautifully and her characters are so complex and real!
Gilead
a collection of MLK’s best sermons! A great way to round out your image of this inspiring man and preacher!
Strength to Love
Evangelism looks different in the postmodern world and Everts and Schaupp have insights into how to effectively share the good news in our postmodern world
I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus
Great for learning how to interact with, lead, guide, and care for diverse personalities in a church!
The Enneagram Goes to Church: Wisdom for Leadership, Worship, and Congregational Life
The concept of “being with” one another is at the heart of the Trinity and Wells makes the case that it should be at the heart of our ministry too!
